CK Birla group company Hindustan Motors (HM) has tied up with Bangladesh conglomerate Intraco Group for distributing the CNG version of its mini- truck Winner in the neighbouring country. The two companies have entered into a distributorship agreement. A memorandum of understanding will be signed in Calcutta tomorrow, HM said in a statement.

Reliance Retail, which has a tie-up with UK-based toy retailer Hamleys, plans to open 20 stores across the country in the next seven years at an investment of Rs 150 crore. The toy market in India can be higher than Rs 1,500 crore, Reliance Retail president and chief executive (lifestyle) Bijou Kurien said.

The Essel group will invest about Rs 500 crore in the next five to seven years to expand its education portfolio, chairman Subhash Chandra said. The group will set up 300 schools, which will be a combination of group-owned and franchise models.

Punj Lloyd has won Indias largest solar-based EPC contract worth Rs 232 crore in Bihar. The solar water treatment plants, designed and built by Punj Lloyd, will resolve groundwater contamination, resulting in many types of diseases.